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IbogaProject

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4. Estimate the cost basis
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 12:04 PM
Aug 2022

Research each item and estimate cost plus sales tax. Any other expenses also count. Just inventory everything and make list on paper or a spreadsheet. Actually you just need to estimate year and know where to find digital catalogs like Sears, JC Pennies, Montgomery Ward use any of those after you sell something. It will only matter if you break $600 somewhere. You can put the stuff on a Schedule C, where you can take business expenses off the top before and normal income deductions.
Not accounting advice, just ideas to direct your research. Use DuckDuckGo to look for current advice about selling personal items bought years ago. If your reselling stuff it will be tougher.

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Hi everyone, a quick question. [View all] Paper Roses Jun 2022 OP
Nope, still $600 MichMan Jun 2022 #1
Sort and sort some more bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #2
such a ridiculous rule... Grasswire2 Jul 2022 #3
Estimate the cost basis IbogaProject Aug 2022 #4
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